Wheel with demountable rim



Oct. 20, 1925- 1,557,862

' w. F. MORGAN WHEEL WITH DEMOUNTABLE RIM I Filed March 2s, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 ocr. 20,1925a f 1,557,862

w. F. MORGAN WHEEL WITH DEMOUNTABLE mi Filed Haren as. 192s 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

To*l ally whom vit-imag ,concern y Bgeg'iti Ylm own .that I, WILLIAM F.. h/IoRGAN, a-:citizenz 'offthe United` States,v and a5 yresident offfthe cityofgChicago, county y'of Cook,

locking the'vIt-ir'e retaining. mea-ns'either-'in an o rat-iveposition or a. releasedpositio'n. Ot erfobjects` willappear hereinafter;

The invention iconsistsv in4 the combinations and arrangements of.' partsl hereinafter de: scribed and claimed.`

The ,-iiivention'fwilli beabest understoodV by referencefto the accompanyingA drawings forming-:a which, V v

llig..` l isjan elevation of al wheel withalurality of; my) rim holding devices mounted' in Eposition thereon, g ;ig.z2tislzanenlarged section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, acrosslth'efrimand tireaii'd longitudinally. ofthe deviceV Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on line 4-4 0f Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a view of the cap retaining Washer.

In the drawings I have shown a plurality of my rim fastening devices mounted in position on the outer part or felloe 8 of a wheel 9 of an automobile, at equal distances apart and in engagement with the outer tire or casing 1() and the attached rim 11 of said wheel 9.

The device comprises a tubular member or sleeve 12 having a portion mounted in an opening 13 provided in the felloe 8, as best seen in Fig. 2. The sleeve is also provided with a radial flange 14 fastened against the inner surface of said felloe by means of screws 15, or other Suitable fastening means. A cap oi' covering member 16 with internal threads is removably mounted on the threaded neck 17 of said sleeve. l

The means ,for Hgaggyg and holding .tpe

part;ofjthisspeciiication, and in tire--casingand attached; rim inirposition 4 portion and reduced 'point beiiiig licon-Y` structed .offeX-atflengtlig and sizeto'iit rim irmlyfain iposition en yther .'wlieehl Without enga-ging or'injuringtheffinner tube l23. A' spring: y'24;' 1 positioned -r in a i chamber;y 251 in cap' lgegageswa fwalli in. saidf `chamber and a flange-ori collar 26 :on plunger"18"to'retain said: 'plunger y in its operative'position s The means for.l looking' tlie'plungerin: its:

operative'and in its released position in. cludes i a f pin= 27: fastened.y with' a driving". fit in tliest'em =.19,of the plunger andropeifating in. an v`Sshaped slot.E '28# .provided laterally, through -`the sleeve- 416; :The Y. pin f extends from beyondsaitl slot andimayi extendathere from 1 with one fend orf bothendsgas; desired,

thereby. providing me'ansf fort7 engagement.Eby"4 the hand to operate the plunger. To operate^tliel'deviee Land-emmen the plunger toil its" released position, -itz is; 1 lonly j necessary .tol'itake i hold?. 'off yreach' pin 27? 'and' portion 29 of the slot 28 and into the longiwith the plunger longitudinally through said slot and the sleeve toward the center of the wheel, and thereafter turn said pin laterally into the portion 30 of said slot 28, at the inward part of the wheel, thereby locking the plunger in released or withdrawn position. With all plungers thus locked in released position it is an easy matter to slide and remove the tire and its rim laterally from the outer part or felloe of the wheel. To return the plungers to operative position each pin is turned out of its portion 30 of slot 28 whereupon the spring 24 by its pressure on collar 26 pushes the point of the Y pair of notches 83 cut in opposite sides on said reduced portion 32, and a Washer 34 With an opening 35 cut in one side, and being substantially in. the shape of a horseshoe. This Washer is slid over'the notches 33 When the plunger is moved to its released or Withdrawn position, and it is then moved along the reduced portion 32Y into engagement With the. outer flange 31, and when the'plunger is next moved into opera-y tive` position this Washer substantially engages the outer end of cap' 16. And in case the travellingv and shaking of the Wheel should start to unseren7 cap 16 on neck 17, the cap would at once seat itself firmly .against said Washer, While the spring 24 Which/isV strong and .constantly under compression would etectively yhold the plungerZ in its operative Lposition, thereby preventing *any* furtherk unscrevving or loosening ,of the Vcap from the sleeveand thus eiectively preventing the `capy from acf cidentally becoming lost from said sleeve.

While I have 'illustrated land described the preferred form of construction*V for carrying myV invention i intov eect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. JI, therefore, do not Wish to Vbe vlimited to the. precise 'details of construction set forth, but" desire to availv myself` of such variations and'modiiications as come within the scope of the appended claims..V

I-Iaving ,described my invention, What I claim. as new and desire to lsecure by Letters Patent is: f f

'1. A device of the :class described, comprising afsleeve' mounted on the itelloe` of aA Wheel, a cap removably 'mounted on the end of said sleeve, a yplunger slidably mounted n carrying rim on said elloe, a flange andan adjacent notch'at onekend of said plunger, and a horse-shoe Washer mountable on said plunger by ysliding it overV said notch, said Washer being adapted to rest againstfsaid iange to prevent said cap from being acci# dentally removed or lost from said device.

3. A deviceV of theclass describedico-m-l prising a sleeve mounted in the elloe of a Wheel, a iange on said sleeve with which the sleeve is fastenedftoV said felloe,fa cap removably mounted on the threaded end of saidV sleeve, a plunge-r slidably mounted inl said sleeve and cap and engagingin a tire carrying rim mounted on saidfelloe, resilient means :tor normally holding; said plunger in rim engaging position, a 'slot with two transverse notches pro-vided in said cap, and a pin on said plunger movable through saidv slot and engageable inone of said notches to lock said plunger in its operative position and in the other of.. said v notches lto lock said. plunger in released' position.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed 'Imyi' M name to this specification. Y Y

WILLIAM' F. MORGAN, r 

